Dulux Fire Wood / Warm Sycamore / 80YR 21/226
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| Code: | 80YR 21/226 |
| Name: | Fire Wood |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Fire Wood?
Dulux Fire Wood 80YR 21/226 is a medium-depth, earthy brown with a clear warm red-yellow cast. Its #9A7259 tone reads as softened clay brown rather than a heavy chocolate, giving it enough color to hold its own on a feature wall or painted cabinetry. In bright daylight, the warmer terracotta notes are more noticeable, while lower evening light brings out its grounded brown side. Use Fire Wood with chalky cream, warm beige, muted olive, or deep charcoal for contrast. It pairs particularly well with oak, walnut, aged brass, linen, and handmade ceramic finishes.
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What are Dulux Fire Wood undertones?
Fire Wood is a midtone, soft terracotta. The HEX sample leans orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
154, 114, 89
Is Dulux Fire Wood cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 23°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
80YR 21/226 Fire Wood HSL code: 23, 27%, 48%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Fire Wood
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Fire Wood:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
80YR 21/226
Fire Wood
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Fire Wood with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #9A7259 |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 114, 89 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 44.71%, 34.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 23° Saturation: 42.21% Value: 60.39% |
| HSL | hsl(23, 27, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 25.97 Yellow: 42.21 Key: 39.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 123.11 I: 31.87 Q: 0.681 |
| XYZ | X: 21.148 Y: 19.627 Z: 12.123 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.413 a:12.404 b:20.013 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.413 u:28.422 v:22.459 |
| Decimal | 10121817 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.303, 7.676, 14.788 |
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